Before you get overwhelmed, this is a LIFE-LONG challenge! No one is expecting you to read some 195 books this year, let alone one from every country. I want you to look at this as something you keep in mind every year until you can't read any longer! When thinking about your TBR or visiting… Continue reading Reading Around the World: How Am I Doing?
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The Day Read and the Night Read: Optimise Your Reading
It's simple really, yet I haven't heard any of the many book content creators I follow talk about this! If you haven't either, let me introduce you to the concept of the "Day Read" versus the "Night Read". What is a Day Read? A day read is a book that takes more concentration. A book… Continue reading The Day Read and the Night Read: Optimise Your Reading
Get to Know Me: My Favourite Things / My Tastes
If you like these things too, we could be friends! Instant buy authors: (Not every book of theirs is a hit, but I trust them and will keep returning to their work) R. F. Kuang / Rebecca Kuang Olivie Blake Juno Dawson Taylor Jenkins Reid Sally Rooney Mona Awad NoViolet Bulawayo John Green Ava Reid… Continue reading Get to Know Me: My Favourite Things / My Tastes
Gift-able Books: Book Recommendations for Gift-Giving This Season
Tis the season of gift-giving and my favourite thing to gift is books! There's just something so special about a book. You can gift it new or secondhand. You can give one of your own, even with your tabs or scribbles in the margins, sharing a piece of yourself with someone you care about. A… Continue reading Gift-able Books: Book Recommendations for Gift-Giving This Season
50 reasons why you should read more
It’s fun The book is nearly always better than the film or tv version Evokes empathy in you Improved vocabulary Cultural knowledge Travel the world through books Helps relaxation Helps with sleep Books are cool these days (check booktok!) Travel back in time Travel forward in time Learn new things There’s a genre for everyone… Continue reading 50 reasons why you should read more